Linux-Setup Digest #389, Volume #21 Thu, 7 Jun 01 03:13:07 EDT
Contents:
Re: Could symlinks prevent /mnt/cdrom access (Craig Kelley)
Re: New Server: Hardware under Linux (David Efflandt)
pppd: LCP timeout sending Config-Requests ("John Bailey")
enabling port ? ("MD")
Re: Network card problems in Mandrake 8.0 (Bob)
Re: not able to start lilo after reinstalling windows (Bob)
Startup patch for Y2K-incompliant board (Angus March)
Re: Startup patch for Y2K-incompliant board ("Peet Grobler")
Re: Newbie: Browser checkboxes not working? ("Duane Healing")
Re: floppy controller in SCSI host--what is the device called? (Markus Kossmann)
Re: Lilo questions ("Peet Grobler")
Re: toshiba satellite pro 4600 install from cd (jeanseb)
monitor resalution (I.M.Sanders)
Re: RH 7.1 + iptables (Huub)
Re: LPD configuration problem (Lew Pitcher)
Re: booting Linux on hdb ("Eric")
Re: monitor resalution ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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From: Craig Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Could symlinks prevent /mnt/cdrom access
Date: 06 Jun 2001 21:10:30 -0600
sleepy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Running Mandrake 8.0 and I've already run the fstab and permissions route
> on this problem. I am confident I have ownership as root of the /mnt/cdrom
> and /mnt/cdrom2 directory. Nevertheless I am locked out of the folders and
> the terminal I get an i/o error. Gui filebrowser gives me "you do not have
> permission to access these files" when I try to access the /mnt/cdrom
> directories. I'm only left with the fact that I did something trying to
> add cdwriter support via the scsi module hdc=ide-scsi emulation thing. My
> fstab is exactly the same as it was before I tried any of this. The only
> thing you'll notice odd in my fstab is that I'm using /mnt/plexcdrom and
> /mnt/kenwood as the mount folders. I only did that to see if I would still
> get locks on those new folders and yes I did. Otherwise the fstab is
> factory correct. Can anyone tell me of some possible embedded symlinks
> that might be doing this? Here's my fstab FYI
>
> /dev/hda6 / ext2 defaults 1 1
> > none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0
> > /mnt/cdrom /mnt/plexcdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0
> > /mnt/cdrom2 /mnt/kenwood supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom2 0 0
> > /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0
> > /dev/hdb1 /mnt/windows vfat
> > user,exec,umask=0,codepage=850,iocharset=iso8859-1 0 0
> > /dev/hdb6 /mnt/extra ext2 defaults 1 2
> > none /proc proc defaults 0 0
> > /dev/hda5 swap swap defaults 0 0
2 items you may wish to consider:
1) Adding the 'user' flag to the device options allows the user
that opens the device to have full access to it.
2) You do have good permissions on /, /mnt and /mnt/cdrom,
right?
--
It won't be long before the CPU is a card in a slot on your ATX videoboard
Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Efflandt)
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.hardware,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.networking
Subject: Re: New Server: Hardware under Linux
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 03:41:42 +0000 (UTC)
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Wed, 06 Jun 2001 19:50:51 -0500, Robert Ullman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi.
>
> I'm building a server. After doing some research, I've decided
> (for now) on the server hardware. I'd like to know if the hardware is
> adequate
> and if Linux will support it reasonably well. Below, I list what I've
> chosen
> for now, what we'll run on server, then some questions.
>
> Hardware:
>
> - ASUS A7M266 motherboard.
> - AMD Athlon 1.3GHz 384kb cache, socket A, T-BIRD 266MHz.
> - Adaptec 3200S RAID controller PCI to U160 w/32MB SDRAM 80MIPS 64bit.
> Adaptec 64MB ECC SO-DIMM for the RAID controller.
> Adaptec battery backup for 3200S RAID.
> - Two Seagate Cheetah hard drives: 18.4GB, Ultra 160 SCSI, 10K RPM,
> 3.5LP.
> - Toshiba 40X SCSI CD-ROM (XM-6401B).
> - EtherPower II 10/100 PCI network card.
> - Viewsonic Q71-5 Optiquest monitor: 17in/16.0v, 27mm, 1280X1024, 87Hz.
> - MATROX Millenium G200 AGP 8 MB video card.
> - Two 256 MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM ECC.
> - Seagate Scorpion DAT drive (DDS-3).
> - UPS- Probably Tripp Lite Smart Online 1000 (SU1000RT2U) with battery
> pack.
> (or Invensys Fortress or possibly Patriot II)
Just a comment about Tripp Lite. I bought a BC 450 Internet because I
knew someone who used to work there and it started overheating and
tripping out as though the power was failing (it was not) fortunately just
before the warranty ran out. The warranty replacement (a newer model)
likewise began overheating and tripping out before another year. At that
time I was just using it for a single computer and monitor. On the other
hand we have one on a UPS box (as in United Parcel Service) at work that
has not had any problems even though it was totally run down once when
someone shut off the wrong breaker.
Since then I have been using what should be a light duty APC Back-UPS
Office to run 2 computers, a monitor and sometimes a laptop, and it is
cool as a cucumber with no problems at all. We also have an old APC 400
on our office network equipment, a newer 500 on my work PC and a bigger
one on our office phone system that have been faultless (except for
flickering neon power light on the very old 400).
I believe APC units come with Unix software, but we just have Windows (not
NT) at work so I have not tried it.
--
David Efflandt (Reply-To is valid) http://www.de-srv.com/
http://www.autox.chicago.il.us/ http://www.berniesfloral.net/
http://cgi-help.virtualave.net/ http://hammer.prohosting.com/~cgi-wiz/
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From: "John Bailey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
alt.linux,alt.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,bellsouth.net.support.linux,comp.os.linux
Subject: pppd: LCP timeout sending Config-Requests
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 22:50:08 -0500
Ok,
I'm trying to get the Alcatel SpeedTouch USB working in Mandrake 8. I've
gotten everything seemingly running without a hitch. Modem synchs up, all
the modules load up correctly, but I get this when i run pppd:
pppd[1234]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
the how-to only says that this means that the ppp daemon is wrongly
configured and is not sending data to them modem, but gives you NO steps to
correctly configure it. what could be wrong?
i'm so close i can taste it!
John
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From: "MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To:
comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions,comp.os.linux.redhat,linux.redhat
Subject: enabling port ?
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 00:14:25 -0400
Hi,
I have been using my Linux box (Redhat 7) eth0 which is a local
address & eth1 with DSL static ip, and I have my own apache web server which
is hosting a web page. I used masquerading operations (ipchains) to share
my network with internet and its working fine... Now I need to set my email
server (email Anywhere) which is installed in Windows 2000 server, but when
I connect to my Linux server, using outlook I couldn't able to receive my
mails, but I 'm able to send them..and finally I found out that the port 25
is not been enabled to perform the task. Pls tell me how do I fix this
problem at my Linux box.
Thank you so much,
best regards,
Merv
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From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Network card problems in Mandrake 8.0
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux.mandrake,alt.os.linux
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:13:51 +1000
Sounds like a hardware problem if the link light isnt coming on.
Mike Hoover wrote:
> I have mandrake 8.0 installed on an IBM Thinkpad. I also have a
> Netgear FA410TX PCMCIA netcard. This card is successfully detected
> by mandrake. I'm currently trying to get @Home to work with this
> card. I have tried multiple configurations with ip's, DNS's, etc.
> The major problem is that when I plug in the ethernet cable from the
> cable modem into the network card, the Link/Act light does not go on
> (this light should turn on if an ethernet network is detected). Also,
> whenever the card is in the laptop and I try to shutdown, Mandrake
> hangs on the step "shutting down pcmcia". The only solution is to
> power down manually. If I don't put the netcard in, then shutdown
> proceeds without any problems. Does anyone have any solution to
> either of the two questions I asked? Thanks for any help.
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
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From: Bob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: not able to start lilo after reinstalling windows
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.help,comp.os.linux.admin
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:19:27 +1000
I just used loadlin.exe
most dist's have it on there cd, along with a kernel to boot off.
gopirg wrote:
> hi, guys
>
> i had to format my windows and had to reinstall it .with reinstalling gone
> is my LILO which is in MBR now with out my boot floppy(linux) i am not
> able to enter linux i want to write lilo into mbr how will i do it and i
> don,t have RH 6.2 which i my version of linux
>
> how will i do it
>
> bye ram gopal
>
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From: Angus March <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Startup patch for Y2K-incompliant board
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 00:56:46 -0400
I have a Y2K-incompliant motherboard, and there doesn't seem to be
much hope in me getting an upgrade for the bios. Since every digit in
the clock seems unharmed when I start the system, except the year, it
seems as though a simple patch to second-guess the year on startup
would do the trick. That seems to be what some of these Dos utilities
do from the config.sys.
I'm a little surprised that I haven't found any documentation for a
problem like this one, which I'd expect to be common. Am I the first
one to think of such a thing, or is there another solution out there?
--
Angus March
VE2 UFP
Concordia University Amateur Radio
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~ac_march/addr.html (very frivolous)
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From: "Peet Grobler" <peetgr at absa.co.za>
Subject: Re: Startup patch for Y2K-incompliant board
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 07:27:18 +0200
Think about this:
When your system starts, get the date. Then, if the year is "1980", change
it to "2001". Simple. Just can't remember how.
Angus March wrote in message ...
>I have a Y2K-incompliant motherboard, and there doesn't seem to be
>much hope in me getting an upgrade for the bios. Since every digit in
>the clock seems unharmed when I start the system, except the year, it
>seems as though a simple patch to second-guess the year on startup
>would do the trick. That seems to be what some of these Dos utilities
>do from the config.sys.
>I'm a little surprised that I haven't found any documentation for a
>problem like this one, which I'd expect to be common. Am I the first
>one to think of such a thing, or is there another solution out there?
>--
> Angus March
> VE2 UFP
>Concordia University Amateur Radio
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://www.ece.concordia.ca/~ac_march/addr.html (very frivolous)
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From: "Duane Healing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Newbie: Browser checkboxes not working?
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 05:47:35 GMT
I've never had a problem with this and I use yahoo's email too. I'm using
mozilla, but have also used Netscape. Is javascript enabled? I think it's
necessary for this. Sorry I don't have any better suggestions.
--
-Duane
-DNAware SoftLabs
In a feverish moment of semi-lucidity, "Les Hartzman"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> flailed at the keyboard thusly:
> Hi,
>
> I've just recently downloaded and installed SuSE 7.1. I'm having a
> weird problem when I'm in my Yahoo email account.
>
> If I select the checkboxes next to the messages that I want to delete or
> move and hit the "Delete" button, nothing happens. Its like the browser
> isn't even recognizing the state of the boxes, even though they display
> the little check mark.
>
> If I go into one of the message and hit "Delete", it works.
>
> I haven't currently found any other sites I frequent to test out the
> 'checkbox' theory elsewhere. Has anyone else seen this type of
> behavior?
>
> I've replicated this behavior with Konqueror, Communicator 4.77, and
> Netscape 6.0.
>
> All help appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Les
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From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: floppy controller in SCSI host--what is the device called?
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 06:57:25 +0200
Steve Martin wrote:
>
> Brian Schwarz wrote:
>
> > You only get one floppy drive controller - if you have one on your
> > motherboard and one on your SCSI controller, one of them must be disabled.
>
> Strictly speaking, I don't think this is true. According to
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/floppy.txt, you can have a second
> floppy disk controller and can do so by specifying a command-
> line option when booting the kernel:
[...]
Well, the problem is, that both the controler on the motherboard and on
the SCSI card use the same IRQ and IO-addresses as default. To use both,
you have to reconfigure one of them to use another IRQ/IO-address. I
don't remember, if that is possible.
--
Markus Kossmann
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "Peet Grobler" <peetgr at absa.co.za>
Subject: Re: Lilo questions
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:00:54 +0200
I managed to get it working. Booted off a Win95 disk, did a "fdisk /mbr". I
then re-installed, did not set an active partition, and installed lilo in
/dev/hda. It now works.
Eric wrote in message <9fin97$nho$[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
>> >> 1) When I finished installing my PC, and boot, it displays "LI" and
>then
>> >> stops. Whether I put lilo in /dev/hda or /dev/hda1. (/dev/hda1 active
>> >> partition or not).
>> >> Why is this?
>> >
>> >the files needed to boot are not at the expected location.
>>
>> So should I create a small (+-10MB) /boot partition at the start of the
>> disk? Will this solve the problem? It's a rather old machine, installing
>the
>> minimal system takes about 2 hours, so I'd rather get as much info as
>> possible then do it.
>>
>
>not if it already stays under 1024 cylinders.
>It won't change a thing.
>
>Does `/sbin/lilo -v -v` give more info?
>
>> >> 3) Should lilo be in /dev/hda or /dev/hda1 (generally speaking, and
>why?)
>> >
>> >Whatever you prefer. I always put it in the MBR.
>> >
>> >> It's not the 1024 Cylinder problem, my disk doesn't have that many.
>It's
>> >an
>> >> old, 512MB HDD (working condition, used it to boot another machine)
>> >
>> >What does fdisk -l /dev/hda tell you about the number of cylinders?
>> >The size of the disk is no guarantee that the number of cylinders is
less
>> >than 1024. (eg. you would be using 16 heads/63 sectors per track)
>>
>> I know, it's got 512 cylinders according to fdisk.
>
>do both fdisk and the BIOS agree on the geometry?
>
>Eric
>
>
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From: jeanseb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.portable
Subject: Re: toshiba satellite pro 4600 install from cd
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 07:22:59 +0200
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I had the probleme with satellite 4200 with official debian CD which
were workin fine on desktop computers !
The only way out was boootin on floppy !
Dan Kimberg wrote:
>
> I've been trying to install recent versions of Mandrake and RedHat on
> this laptop (a brand new Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 with the latest
> firmware, v2.40), but I haven't been able to find an installation CD the
> machine likes. When I try to boot from any of the installation CDs, I
> get the dreaded "Media Test Failure: Check Cable" message. These same
> CDs boot fine on many other machines (mostly Dell desktop boxes), and I
> can read them if I boot into windows, so I don't suspect the CDs. And
> this machine seems happy booting from other CDs (the recovery CDs that
> came with it anyway), so I know the machine is trying to do its part. I
> suspect I could just use the boot floppy image and proceed that way, or
> maybe do a net install. But this is going to come up again, so it would
> be good to know if there's a fix, or if others have had the same
> problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks,
>
> dan
>
> ps i haven't tried tech support, i assume i'd spend an hour or two on
> hold and then they would tell me they don't support linux. but if i get
> desperate enough i'll try and post the results.
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From: I.M.Sanders <i'[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: monitor resalution
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 01:23:12 -0500
when setting up rh7.1 I chose a res of 800 x 600 and I want to change
this to 640 x 480.
In Windows I would just right click on the screen and go to settings.
How do I do this in Linux?
TIA
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From: Huub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.redhat,redhat.config
Subject: Re: RH 7.1 + iptables
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 08:23:05 +0200
Modprobe ip_tables did OK, but what next?
Huub
Craig Kelley wrote:
> Huub <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I upgraded recently from RH 6.2 to RH 7.1 (downloaded) but I can't find
> > any clue how to activate IPTables.
> >
> > Can someone help me out?
>
> You need to unload ipchains and then load ip_tables:
>
> rmmod ipchains
> modprobe ip_tables
>
> You can't use both at the same time, AFAIK.
>
> --
> It won't be long before the CPU is a card in a slot on your ATX videoboard
> Craig Kelley -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.isu.edu/~kellcrai finger [EMAIL PROTECTED] for PGP block
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From: Lew Pitcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Crossposted-To: comp.os.linux.admin,comp.os.linux.networking,comp.os.linux.questions
Subject: Re: LPD configuration problem
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 06:30:04 GMT
Trevor wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a dot matrix printer attached to a linux box running RedHat 6.2. I
> can print fine to the printer from this box. I have setup two other Linux
> boxes with the intent to send send all print jobs to the first box. On the
> other two boxes the print jobs spool and then queue fine, but then the print
> daemon hangs.
>
> Now, I have created the spool directory (/var/spool/lpd/lp) with the daemon
> the owner and the group. I did this on all the Linux machines.
> I also created on the linux printer server the hosts.lpd file to allow the
> other boxes to print.
>
> On one of the boxes I get the following error:
> stud: waiting for queue to enabled on grumpy
>
> (the listing of the what is in the queue on stud is listed here)
>
> grumpy: lpd: lp: Host name for your address 192.168.1.5 unknown
>
> Now, I put both host name and ip address in the hosts.lpd file on grumpy
> (the printe server). Any help would be appreciated.
>
Add stud to the /etc/hosts on grumpy
> Thanks
>
> Trevor
--
Lew Pitcher
Master Codewright and JOAT-in-training
Registered Linux User #112576
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From: "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: booting Linux on hdb
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:35:18 +0200
> Hoping I still got both of you guys attention. I had some things to take
care
> of and I had a unusually bad spill on my bike. Its left me hobbling on
one
> leg and a couple of swollen and pretty sore fingers. If you meet up with
hole
> followed by a fence, these things can happen, I guess.
>
> Well here is my lilo.conf that I am using on hda:
>
> lba32
> boot=/dev/hda
> install=/boot/boot.b
> map=/boot/map
> delay=30
> vga=normal
> # append=""
>
> image=/boot/2.2.19pre17-idepci --
> root=/dev/hda5 -- this part
> label=debian -- is OK
> read-only --
>
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14
> root=/dev/hdb5
> label=redhat
> read-only
>
> running lilo gives me this:
> Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14: No such file or directory
okay, so where is it?
/mnt/boot2/vmlinuz eg. (Note: I'm guessing here)
This must point to an actual kernel image, that can be read.
So mount /boot of the second linux on eg. /mnt/boot2
and correct the error.
> I tried:
> image=/dev/hdb2/vmlinuz-2.2.14
> label=redhat
> root=/dev/hdb5
> read-only
>
> running lilo gives me:
> Fatal: open /dev/hdb2/vmlinuz-2.2.14: Not a directory
mount /dev/hdb2 to /mnt/boot2 first.
> I've tried something like this:
> other=/dev/hdb5(or hdb2)
> image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.14
> label=redhat
> table=/dev/hdb
>
> lilo says:
> Fatal: First sector of /dev/hdb5 [(or hdb2)] doesn't have a valid boot
> signature
Sure it doesn't.
You put lilo on hdb in the MBR, not in hdb5
> Again on hda I have one linux system, on hdb I have Windows(hdb1) and
linux.
> I also have LILO installed in the MBR on hdb.
Okay, then you can add this stanza instead of mounting boot2 too:
other=/dev/hdb
label=chained
table=/dev/hdb
Now rerun `/sbin/lilo -v` and see if that does it.
Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: monitor resalution
Date: 7 Jun 2001 06:59:26 GMT
I.M.Sanders <i'[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In Windows I would just right click on the screen and go to settings.
> How do I do this in Linux?
Usually presing CTRL/ALT/- or CTRL/ALT/+ you can change the
resolution of the screen. If you want to change it permenently
edit the XF86Config file or use whatever configuration tool your
distribution provide (usually XConfigurator). See also the
XFree86-HOWTO.
Davide
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